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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, along with 18 of her colleagues, today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security declaring their opposition to a proposed study to examine whether fees should be levied on travelers coming into the United States at land crossings, such as Washington’s Peace Arch.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request includes legislative language to authorize a study assessing the feasibility of establishing a land border crossing fee for pedestrians and passengers along the Northern and Southwest borders.

“This proposal would harm our border communities that depend on cross border travel and commerce,” DelBene writes in the letter. “At a time when we are looking to increase economic activity at our Northern Border, we should not be proposing policies that would have the reverse effect.”

The full text of their letter can be read HERE.

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